Austin: Buses
From Graces Guide
Note: This is a sub-section of Austin
General
- Austin had its own bus fleet for transporting staff for some years.
- A smaller chassis was offered for a time in the 1920's, a conventional design with the engine mounted over and forward of the front axle. Bodied as a 17-seater bus with a four-speed gearbox and cost £775. Electric light was extra.
- Austin did not appear in the PSV market until 1939 when the K series goods and passenger models were released.
- Few K-types were built and production was soon switched to military requirements.
- 1947 Main passenger model was launched called the CX.
- The last Austin's to be badged as such were the '440EA', a 19-seater with Ascough Clubman bodywork, and the '550FG' which formed the body of a small 24-seater coach originally from 1969.
- By 1971 both these models were sold as Leyland Redlines.
List of Models
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris